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About the Role

Keysight is seeking a strategic Thought Leader to shape the company’s point of view in Aerospace & Defense technology markets. This role will partner across marketing, business groups, and sales to define Keysight’s leadership position in A&D technology and translate technical depth into market-facing stories.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve Keysight’s thought leadership narrative across Aerospace & Defense technology markets.
• Act as a visible, credible voice for Keysight in the A&D ecosystem.
• Identify emerging trends, customer challenges, and growth opportunities where Keysight should lead.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business, market, and executive-level messaging.
• Build industry narratives, keynote storylines, articles, white papers, webinars, and event themes.
• Partner with product, sales, business groups, PR, social, creative, and regional teams to activate thought leadership across channels.
• Represent Keysight in industry bodies, and analyst/media relationships specific to the A&D sector.
• Influence senior stakeholders and align cross-functional teams around a clear market leadership agenda.
• Bring an innovation mindset and challenge conventional thinking to create stronger market narratives.

Requirements

• 10–15+ years of experience spanning A&D technology to strategy, business leadership, consulting, market development, product marketing, or a related field.
• Demonstrated, existing external profile in the A&D technology community.
• Direct familiarity with the A&D acquisition and innovation ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of adjacent technology markets that intersect with A&D.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical topics into clear business and market stories.
• Demonstrated experience developing thought leadership through publications, speaking, industry engagement, executive content, or market-facing programs.
• Strong customer and market insight with the ability to identify emerging trends and growth opportunities.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, writing, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, executive teams, customers, partners, and industry bodies.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to build credibility across technical and commercial teams.
• Experience in A&D technology, test and measurement, and adjacent technology markets.
• Existing relationships with A&D trade media, industry analysts, and standards or advisory bodies relevant to A&D technology.
• Experience supporting executive visibility, customer proof programs, industry events, analyst/media narratives, or integrated market leadership campaigns.
• Ability to operate at both strategic and executional levels.
• Strong business acumen and ability to connect market shifts to customer priorities, competitive positioning, and growth opportunities.
• A track record of being sought out by the industry.

Skills

• Aerospace & Defense technology
• Strategy
• Business leadership
• Consulting
• Market development
• Product marketing
• Keynote speaking
• Published articles or papers
• Panel participation
• Advisory roles
• Telecom/5G-6G
• Space
• Semiconductor
• AI/autonomy
• Electronic test and measurement
• Storytelling
• Writing
• Presentation skills
• Cross-functional leadership
• Business acumen

Location

• US

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 10-15+ years

Salary/Compensations

• California Pay range: MIN $126,000.00 - MAX $232,000.00
• Colorado pay range: MIN $117,000.00 - MAX $195,000.00
• District of Columbia pay range: MIN $117,000.00 - MAX $195,000.00
• Hawaii pay range: MIN $117,000.00 - MAX $195,000.00
• Illinois pay range: MIN $117,000.00 - MAX $195,000.00
• Maryland pay range: MIN $126,000.00 - MAX $211,000.00
• Massachusetts pay range: MIN $126,000.00 - MAX $211,000.00
• Minnesota pay range: MIN $117,000.00 - MAX $195,000.00
• New Jersey City pay range: MIN $126,000.00 - MAX $211,000.00
• New York pay range: MIN $139,000.00 - MAX $232,000.00
• Vermont pay range: MIN $117,000.00 - MAX $195,000.00
• Washington state pay range: MIN $126,000.00 - MAX $211,000.00
• For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision
• Health Savings Account
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life, Accident, Disability insurance
• Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays
• Paid Family Leave
• Discounts, Perks
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
• Restricted Stock Units
• Keysight's Variable Pay Bonus Program

About the Company

• Keysight is at the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization.
• Our ~16,800 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries.
• Our award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions.
• We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Equal Opportunity

• Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Keysight Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other protected categories under all applicable laws.